Combination bathroom structure



Aug. 15, 1944. V w. HELMUTH 2,355,615

COMBINATION- BATHROOM STRUCTURE.

Fil ed March 16, 1940 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug- 15, 19 L. w. HELMUTH CQMBI NATION BATHROOM STRUCTURE Filed March 16, 1940 2 Shets-Shget? INVENTOR.

' Patented Aug. 15, 1944 COMBINATION BATHROOM STRUCTURE Louis W. Helmuth, Lakewood,-hio, assignmto The Midland Steel Products Company, Cleveland, Ohio, acorporation of Ohio Application March 16,1940, Serial No. 324,361

- .5 Claims. (Cl. 4-2) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in combination bathroom structures and an important object'of the invention is to provide a novel combined tub and wash basin having common drain connections and a single hot and cold water faucet with common water supply connections which serve both the tub and wash basin and can also be used as a shower fixture.

Another object of the invention is to provide a unit of the above nature which can be symmetrically combined with a second unit which serves as a cover for the toilet bowl and which cooperates with one end of the tub unit to form a clothes hamper which serves to conceal all of the necessary piping for the three water fed units of the fixture. 4

Another object of the invention is to provide the unit with vanity adaptability.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction'for the combination unit which may be constructed from the least number of parts.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during th course of the followingdescription. l

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of the description, and wherein employed to designate like several views,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the unit showing the single faucet in three possible positions to feed thebasin and tub,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal section of the basin and foot end of the tub illustrating a common drain for the basin. and tub simultaneously actuated by a single'waste -control handle.

Fig. 2A is a fragmentary section of the tub and basin showing a commondrain pipe and stopper,

Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same takenon the'line 3-3 of Fig. 2, j

Fig. 4 are perspective views of the unitary basin and toilet bowl cover showing both ends thereof,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modification of the form shown in Fig. 1 including a flush tank cover and vanity arrangement with a wash basin cover hinged along one side thereof instead of at the back.

Fig.6 is a miniature front elevation of the combined unit,

form of the unit with an optional toilet bowl cover associated with the head end of the tub.- Fig. 8 is a'longitudina-l section of the same, Fig. 9 is a perspective view of another modification of the device,

Fig. 10 is a front elevation of the same.

Referring now more in detail to the drawings,-

the numeral ll designates a bath tub having a foot end l2 and a head end I3. The side walls like numerals are parts throughout the 14 of' the tub at the foot end I} are of normal wash basin height and incline down to the head end l3 so that one may conveniently step into the tub. The foot end wall I! of the tub is also of normal wash basin height and the upper margins of all side and end walls of the tub are extended inwardly as at and then bent outwardly and downwardly at an angle so that their free edges abut and may be secured to the side walls to form a broad fiat rim for the tub entirely surrounding the same. The wall of the tub which is disposed against a building wall may have the rim portion bent back toward the building wall to tie into the same to properly shed water back into the tub. The bath tub is preferably com posed of a pairof like stampings' l8 and I9 which provide two equal halves and are subsequently welded together along a longitudinal division line I1 to form the complete tub. 3 The foot end of the tub is provided with a waste or drain pipe 20 and an overflowconnection 2|..- If desired; the tub may be made in two stampings, a headend and a foot end, each of which includes a bottom integral with' two side walls and'one end wall with the open ends of the stampings welded transversely of the tub along the dot and dash lines 90.- Then again, the tubmay be formed from three pieces of sheet metal; one piece being of a width equal to the length of the tub and bent along a pair of longitudinal'lines to form a'bottom with two integral sides, and the two end walls of the tub maybe plates welded at the corners of the tub to the side walls and bottom. Again, the" tubvmaybe' deep drawn or formed from a single I gauge for adequate strength.- 1 g The wash basin is formed from a single stamping 22 having a depressed portion-23 over the Fig.7 is a perspective view of another modified greater portion of its area and a depressed drawn wash basin 24 with a depressed-soap receptacle in the depressed portion 23 connected with a wash basin by a depressed neck 26, into which the end of the single faucet 21. may repose when feeding the-;wash'basin to retain the faucet in predetermined position with respect thereto. One side of the rim of this wash basin stamping may also have a depression 28 therein for retain-' ing the faucet in the dotted line position ,to serve the bathtub, as the common faucet is mounted with a universal joint upon the back of the wash basin stamping and may be swung to any angle.

The four marginal edges of the wash basin stamping 22 are flanged downwardly as at 29 (see Figs. 3 and 4) whereby these flanges along three adjacent margins of the stamping maybe inserted through slots 30 in the rim of the elevated foot end of the tub and be welded thereto,

with the flange 29 along the fourth edge dependtub as best ap-' ing down within and across the preciated from Figs. '1 and-2. This bridging disblank of stainless steel of suitableposition of wash basin over one end of the tub, obviously conserves space and makes it possible to utilize a single universally mounted i'aucet for serving both the tub and the wash basin. The wash basin 24 and the depressed portion 2i o! the stamping are both disposed down within 4 what horizontally beneath the wash basin and its drain pipe 32 to be secured to the end wall of the-tub. The waste pipe 32 is connected with the rear portion of the basin 24 adjacent the end wall l of the tub and is provided with a valve 'or waste stopper 38 connected with a common valve actuating rod 34 and with a waste stopper 35 located in the bottom of the tub which is disposed within the common waste pipe and extensions. This valve rod 34 is provided with a common operating handle 38 on the top of the wash basin stamping so that when it is elevated, both .waste plugs 33 and 35 are opened to drain both the basin and the tub. and when this" handle is depressed, both waste stoppers are closed. The waste pipe extensions 32 and 20 are connected with a common vertical waste pipe 31 which is connected to 'the usual trap 54. The valve operating rod 34 is bent to extend through this common waste pipe and its elbows so that it can simultaneously control both waste plugs. The basin waste pipe 32 has a vertical extension to connect with an overflow open ing 30 in the wash basin and to form a housing for the vertical portion of the common valve actuating rod 34 connected with the handle 36.

I The back of the basin stamping is provided with a plurality of openings 40 for the projection of the hot and cold water valve handles ll of a combination hot and cold water mixing chamber 42 secured to the underside of the stamping and to which the combination faucet 21 is connected. The hot and cold water feed pipes 43 are connected to the mixing faucet, and extend through the end wall i5 of the tub and thence vertically through the floor to the sources of supply. As shown in Fig. 1, the faucet 21 may be swung vertically to the dotted line position and may be provided with an attachment shower head and inclined portion 54 or the toilet bowl cover 50. The toilet bowl cover is provided with a front wall5l, an end wall 55, and optionally a rear wall 5!, the vertical free edges of which may be welded to the foot end wall i5 oi the tub. The

front wall 51 of the toilet bowl cover is provided.

with a cutout portion 65 extending all the way to its free vertical edge so that the remaining portions of the vertical edge may be welded as at 6| to the end wall of the tub. A hinged door 52 closes this cutout portion and provides access space to the inside of the toilet bowl cover between the toilet bowl and the tub to serve as a hamper. Thus, it will be seen that this toilet bowl cover being secured to the elevated foot end of the tub, nicely conceals the pipes-tothe tub and basin which may be readily reached for repairs and installation through this doorway. For toilet bowl flushing purposes a cold water line 43\to the basin may be provided with a branch pipe 63 for flushing the toilet bowl and the waste therefrom is piped through the usual waste pipe.

Referring to the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6 wherein like numerals are employed to designate. parts corresponding to those of Fig. 1, it will be noted that the basin cover 46' is hinged along one side edge of the wash basin stamping instead of to the back thereof, so that when it is swung to an open position shown in Fig. 5, it i of the inclined part below the mirror is cut out and hinged to form a vanity shelf or closure 13,

which may be swung from its closed position to that shown in Fig. 5 to serve as a dressing table for a person seated upon the closed toilet bowl, A door 14 may be hinged to the front wall of the toilet bowl cover to swing open for the passage of a person's knees beneath the vanity shelf 13 and to serve as a closure for this space which may be used as hamper space.

extension 44 which may be directed toward the tub for shower purposes; If desired, the rear raised portion of the basin stamping may be provided with pressed out integral hinge sleeves 45 to receive a hinge pin and form a piano hinge for the cover 45, which may be swung down to cover the entire wash basin andits accessories.

As an adjunct to the tub and basin asssembly, may be added a toilet bowl cover 50, which is generally of a box-shaped hollow structure formed from one or more stampings to house and conceal the usual porcelain toilet bowl 5| having the usual cover lid 52. This toilet bowl cover has a top portion 521 provided with an opening 53 therein to receive the upper portion of the usual toilet bowl which projects therethrough. This top 52 has an upwardly inclined portion 54, the edge 55 of which is adapted to be welded to the edge of the wash basin stamping 22. This inclined portion takes the same angle as the inclined portions of the tub so as to present a symmetricalappearance for the entire unit. In some cases the wash basin stamping 22 may be formed'asan integral extension ofthe In Figs. 7 and 8 a modification is shown in which the toilet bowl cover 50 is associated with the low head end of the tub I l and the top of this cover may be provided with a vertical extension housing 15 to either conceal the usual flush tank or to form of itself a four sided toilet flush tank, or a clothes hamper. Associating the toilet bowl cover with the foot end of the tub. would ordinarily leave the pipes for the tub and basin exposed at the opposite foot end of the tub. However, these pipes are concealed by making the wash basin stamping project beyond the elevated foot portion of the tub so that a vertical stamping 16 may be secured to the projecting end of the basin and be disposed in vertical spaced relationship to the foot end I5 of the tub to provide concealment of the supply and waste pipes. The front edge of this vertical wall 15 may be provided with a wing extension 11 which may be welded as at 18 to the end of the tub. If desired, the cold water pipe from the basin may be extended through the rim ii of the tub to supply the toilet bowl.

In Figs. 9 and 10, a further modification of the form shown in Fig. 5 is illustrated and its parts which correspond thereto are'marked with corresponding reference numerals. In these figures the foot end of the tub and weld union between the tub and cover is designated by the numeral 80. In order to provide a vanity shelf, one side of the basin stamping 22'is extended horizontally beyond the end of the tub to provide a shelf portion 8 I, or this extension-may be a continuation of the top -53 of the toilet bowl cover, in which event it is welded to the wash basin stamping as in the other modifications. The connecting portion between the wash basin and toilet bowl cover is arranged vertically instead of being inclined as in the preceding modifications and this vertical portion 82 is hinged as indicated so that it can be swung outwardly toward the toilet bowl seat to provide a horizontal extension of the shelf 8| to form part of a vanity arrangement contributed to by hinging a mirror 83 in an opening in the top of the laterally swinging basin cover 46". By swinging themirror to open position, an opening in the cover is presented through which the faucet and basin may be reached. When the cover 48' is open, it rests and is supported in vertical position by the horizontal portion 8|. Toprovide knee room beneath this swinging cover 82, the toilet bowl cover is provided with an inset alcove 84 providing knee room and this alcove at its lower end is provided with an inset or 1111-. dercut portion 85 to provide foot room. The side walls H of the foot end of the tub are extended laterally as at 85 beyond the wash basinstamping to correspond with the shelf portion 8| to provide symmetry for the unit. The shelf or lid portions 82 and 13 of course are provided withv the usual swinging brackets to' retain them in open horizontal positions.

In all forms of the invention, the drain opening a faucet may be disposed directly over the drain opening in the basin to deliver full forced the water to the waste pipe without splashing.

It will be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A combined tub and wash basin comprising a main waste pipe, a tub with drain opening, a wash basin structure bridged across and supported upon one end of the tub, said structure having a wash basin disposed within the tub with a waste water drain opening directly above the tub drain, and a drain pipe slidably mounted in the two drain openings and having an opening adjacent each drain opening, and said drain pipe being slidably mounted in said main waste pipe 33 EM the basin is located in vertical alignment with the drain opening 35 'of the tub, for simplicity of piping, and also in case it be desired to provide only one waste outlet pipe for the tub.

- In such latter case, the outlet pipe 32 can be with openings 82 and at its lower end with Openings 93 which open the basin and tub respectively to the outlet pipe 9| when it is raised and whichwill be closed to prevent draining of the basin and tub when the pipe 8| is in its lowermost position, telescoped within the main drain pipe 31. i

In order to make provision for the faucet being made longer to provide for it being taller when swung vertically to serve as a shower, the mixing chamber 42 maybe disposed transversely of the tub along the side of the basin structure and toward the'rear end thereof. This arrangement will cause the valve handles 4| and the universal faucet 21 to be disposed nearest the open top of the tub, and back toward the rear of the basin stamping 22. The faucet 2! can be made to reach to either simultaneously open or close both drain openings; I

2. A combination bathroom fixture comprising a bathtub having a high walled foot end and a low walled head end, a wash basin structure bridged across and supported upon the foot end of the tub and having a basin disposed within the high walled end of the tub, a faucet of substantial length universally connected to the rear end of the basin structure to serve both the tub and basin and adapted to be disposed substan tially vertically to serve as a shower for the tub, a cover for the basin structure having a hinge extending along one end of the basin structure from front to rear and forming a water baiiie when in open position.

3. A combined tub and wash basin comprising a tub with side walls having their upper marginal edges bentto extend horizontally inside of the tub and thence outwardly and downwardly against the side walls to provide a flat rim having slots, and a basin structure bridging the tub space at one end thereof, and having angular projections entered in said slots and welded to the edges thereof.

4. In a combination with a bath tub, a wash basin structure bridged across the bathing space therein and supported upon the end and side walls of the tub; of an elongated faucet universally mounted upon the basin structure adjacent the rear edge thereof and being of suflicient length to be swung horizontally to dispose its discharge end to discharge directly into the tub and-said faucet being telescopic and pivotally mounted on the basin structure whereby it can be swung horizontally and vertically and elongated'in both horizontal and vertical planes to serve both as a shower for the tub or to reach diflerent points in the tub and basin.

5. The combination with a bath tub having front and rear walls, a wash basin structure including a horizontal portion bridging and supported upon said side walls and having a wash upon said horizontal portion of the basin strucfrom its universal mounting all the way across the basin 24 to the farthest corner from. the mounting and be made of telescopic sections so that when disposed vertically it will more nearly approximate the usual shower head height. With such an airangementthe discharge end of the ture near the rear wall of the tub and being of such length as to be swung out both horizontally and vertically over the horizontal portion to dispose its discharge end directly over the tub or basin to discharge water directly into either.

LOUIS W. HEIMUTH. 

